The United Kingdom and China have agreed to raise the limit on the number of direct weekly flights between the two nations to 150 from 100. The UK government said the move was the first of several “open skies” deals struck in an effort to increase trade post-Brexit.

The 18th Gymnasiade will be held in Jinjiang, Fujian, China in 2020. On December 8th, at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Culture Industry Week of Jinjiang City, Liu Wenru, Secretary of Jinjiang Municipal Party Committee, along with the Promotion Ambassador responsible for the bidding of the Gymnasiade, officially launched the global solicitations of the theme song and mascot design for the 18th Gymnasiade. The total prize of the two solicitations exceeds one million yuan.

President Xi Jinping Saturday drew the "red line" for handling relations between the mainland and Hong Kong, warning against attempts to undermine national sovereignty or challenge the central government's power.